H.R.4470: Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced Feb. 4, 2016
  • Latest Major Action July 14, 2016

Bill Sponsor

Bill Cosponsors

77 (64 Democrats, 13 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to require public water systems to notify their customers when a lead action level under national drinking water regulations is exceeded in more than 10% of customer taps sampled. (An action level is a level of contaminates which triggers a requirement for the public water system to take additional actions to control corrosion.) The...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 8 statements associated with H.R.4470.

Bill Actions

Date Description
July 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb. 11, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Feb. 10, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb. 10, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 2 (Roll no. 67). (text: CR H662-663)

Feb. 10, 2016
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H676-677)
Feb. 10, 2016
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Feb. 10, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4470.
Feb. 10, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H662-668)
Feb. 10, 2016
Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb. 4, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb. 4, 2016

Introduced in the House by Dan Kildee (D-Mich.)

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